Srimad Bhagavatam

​Bhagavatam canto 6 study 3 – 6.2.1-28 Bhakti’s potency is not a license for immorality

​Bhagavatam canto 6 study 2 – 6.1.28-68 Lust is not gender-specific – it troubles everyone

​Do the Yamadutas know about bhakti?

Did Ajamila by caring for his son develop bhakti?

Bhagavatam canto 6 study 1 – 6.1.1-27 Nothing purifies as thoroughly as bhakti

​Bhagavatam study 65 1.13.19-23 Vidura’s words hit Dhritarashtra where it hurts the most

​Bhagavatam study 64 1.13.9-18 Fulfilling purpose is more important than just sharing information

​Bhagavatam study 63 1.13.1-8 Periods of distress can forge the deepest bonds

Bhagavatam study 62 1.12.30-36 The Bhagavatam’s lens focuses on separation from Krishna

​Bhagavatam study 61 1.12.21-29 The prophecy of a glorious death is not inauspicious

Bhagavatam study 60 1.12.12-20 The carrier of the dynasty was to the glory of the dynasty

Bhagavatam study 59 1.12.1-11 Parikshit had magnificent darshan even before birth

Bhagavatam study 58 1.11.32-39 Krishna seemed attached but remained detached

Bhagavatam study 57 1.11.25-32 Krishna’s beauty is exquisite and exquisitely described

​Bhagavatam study 56 1.11.14-24 The spiritual qualification of bhakti unites the materially​ ​qualified and unqualified

​Bhagavatam study 55 1.11.8-13 Prosperity without Krishna is like beautiful things for the blind

​Bhagavatam study 54 1.11.1-7 Krishna’s arrival brings ecstasy

​Bhagavatam study 53 1.10.28-36 Krishna’s departure and travel are celebrations of love

​Bhagavatam study 52 1.10.21-27 The Supreme appears human – and still remains Supreme

Bhagavatam study 51 1.10.9-20 Imminent separation from Krishna triggers intense emotion

Bhagavatam study 50 1.10.1-8 Yudhishtira’s dharmic reign harmonizes the natural order with the human order

​Bhagavatam study 49 1.9.43-48 Departure of great souls is a victory worthy of celebration

​Did Uttama die because of his mother’s offense to Dhruva?

​Bhagavatam study 48 1.9.36-42 Bhishma’s memories go beyond the personal to the Krishna-centered

Bhagavatam study 47 1.9.31-35 Bhishma identifies and adores the ultimate cause of his death

​Prahlad sees his glory as bhakti’s glory

Bhagavatam study 46 1.9.25-30 Bhishma’s departure is glorious in every way

​Bhagavatam study 45 1.9.17-24 By doing the Lord’s will, we understand his benevolence

​Bhagavatam study 44 1.9.11-16 Concern for others’ suffering decreases our own suffering

​Bhagavatam study 43 1.9.1-10 The experts adjust contextual practices to fulfill essential purpose

Bhagavatam study 42 1.8.45-52 Yudhisthira argues against his blamelessness

​Bhagavatam study 41 1.8.38-44 Devotional prayers take us towards pure devotion

Bhagavatam study 40 1.8.32-37 The unborn takes birth to end our rebirth

​Bhagavatam study 39 1.8.26-31 Krishna-lila can be understood through love

​Bhagavatam study 38 1.8.23-25 Material adversity makes spiritual opportunity a necessity

Bhagavatam study 37 1.8.17-22 The prayer progresses from philosophical to personal

Bhagavatam study 36 1.8.1-16 – What is materially impossible is possible for Krishna

When Brahma is a brahmana, why does he make and provide weapons to others?

Bhagavatam highlights devotion through recollection in separation

Vritrasura lila analysis 2 – The heroic leader and the hidden devotee

Vritrasura lila analysis 1 – The setting for the stunning twist in the storyline

Uddhava Gita nectar 4 – Understanding the different gopis’ varying understandings of Krishna

Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam 4 – Understanding human intelligence

Why is the Bhagavatam’s tenth canto divided into chapters according to the location of pastimes?

Uddhava Gita nectar 3 – The gopis’ ecstatic samadhi

Uddhava Gita nectar 2 – Love explained – Comparing materialist, Abrahamic, impersonalist and bhakti worldviews

Uddhava Gita nectar 1 – Krishna acknowledges the gopis’ heartbreak

Yayati pastime analysis – From indulgence to transcendence

Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam 3 – Understanding material nature

Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam 2 – Understanding Maya

Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam 1 – Understanding the Absolute Truth

Bhagavatam study 35 01.7.52-58 Law codes alone aren’t enough for justice – an expert judge is needed

Bhagavatam study 34 01.7.44-51 Differences in opinion arise from differences in focus of perception

Bhagavatam study 33 01.7.38-43 Ashwatthama’s actions were inexcusable and punishable

Bhagavatam study 32 01.7.30-37 The protector from provocation tests by provoking

Bhagavatam study 31 01.7.22-29 Krishna relieves from the dangerous fire – literal and metaphorical

PRAHLAD acronym – 7 glories qualities of Prahlad Maharaj

When Vasudeva and Devakis son was going to kill him, why did Kamsa keep them in the same prison cell?

Bhagavatam study 30 – 1.7.15 -21 – Arjuna pacifies griefstruck Draupadi with fierce sweet words

Bhagavatam study 29 – 1.7.8-14 – Krishna attracts those who are not attracted to anything

Bhagavatam study 28 – 1.7.1-7 – Vyasa offers bhakti as the remedy for the worlds malady

Bhagavatam study 27 – 1.6.32-38 – Krishnas glories fulfill our search for pleasure

Bhagavatam study 26 – 1.6.23-31 – Devotion offers the supreme liberation

Bhagavatam study 25 – 1.6.16-22 – Spiritual desire cleanses material desire

Bhagavatam study 24 – 1.6.8-15 – Spiritual vision makes the heart-breaking heart-freeing

Bhagavatam study 23 – 1.6.1-7 – Even when our disposition changes, our position may not change

Bhagavatam study 22 – 1.5.33-40 – Action with devotional recollection leads to liberation

Bhagavatam study 21 – 1.5.23-32 – Narada boy progresses towards enlightenment

Bhagavatam study 20 – 1.5.17-22 – Failure on the spiritual path is better than success on the material path

Bhagavatam study 19 – 1.5.11-16 – Devotion alone brings lasting value to anything

Bhagavatam study 18 – 1.5.1-10 – Offer spiritual instruction with empathy and respect

Bhagavatam study 17 – 1.4.26-33 – Contemplation by the seeker makes consultation with the seer more effective

Bhagavatam study 16 – 1.4.14-25 – The tradition makes itself accessible

Bhagavatam study 15 – 1.4.1-13 – The questions reveal the questioners level

Bhagavatam study 14 – 1.3.35-44 – Bhagavatam is our light in this dark age

Bhagavatam study 13 – 1.3.25-34 – By realizing the Lords glory, we relish our glory

Bhagavatam study 12 – 1.3.17-25 – The avataras deliver in diverse ways

Bhagavatam study 11 – 1.3.9-16 – The many incarnations protect materially and spiritually

Bhagavatam study 10 – 1.3.1-8 – The Lord manifests as the Purusha and other avataras

Bhagavatam study 9 – 1.2.28-34 – Vasudeva is the be-all and end-all in everything

Bhagavatam study 8 – 1.2.23-27 – Our worship reflects our mentality

Bhagavatam study 7 – 1.2.16-22 – Practice the process of joy with joy

Does the presence of the Gayatri in the Bhagavatam mean that it should be studied only by the brahmanas?

How is the Bhagavatam’s first verse correlated with the Gayatri mantra?

Why does the Bhagavatam repeatedly refer to Vasudeva instead of Krishna?

When Bhagavatam talks about karma as a cause, shouldnt we see karma causally?

What does the Pandavas didn’t deserve to live mean in Bhagavatam in 1.9.12?

Avoiding the three misdirectons in the blame game (Bhagavatam 1.16.24)

Why did Krishna manifest four arms while teasing Rukmini?

Was the solar eclipse a predicted event or created by the Lord to help Arjuna?

“Chant and be happy” is not just causal but also parallel (Bhagavatam 1.2.22)

When Bhagavatam focuses on devotion through renunciation, how do we understand Lord Chaitanya’s having grihastha followers and stressing Bhagavatam both?

Why does the Bhagavatam end with impersonal knowledge?

Three special results of loving Krishna – PSI: Purification Satisfaction Illumination (Bhagavatam 1.2.14)

Deconstructing Shishupala’s character assassination of Krishna

Appreciating Bhagavatam as rasa shastra

How are the Bhagavatam’s cantos named?

In Bhagavatam canto 2, what is the relation between Parikshitas question and Brahmas listing various avataras?

How do the sages’ austerities produce fire?

Why is Dattatreya described so briefly in the Bhagavatam – what is the significance?